TJ Pruitt
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returns for a 14th season with premier events taking place across the country in all seven NHRA divisions. The 2015 schedule will feature 45 divisional events with a minimum of six in each of the seven divisions. There will also be 25 regional events featuring the 260-mph Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car classes.
The 2015 season will see a return to Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. and Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, N.C. The 2015 season will begin in Orlando Feb. 13-15, and concludes in Las Vegas, Nov. 5-8.
The new season will also include the addition of two doubleheader weekends at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kan., Aug. 13-16 and Rocky Mountain Raceways in West Valley, Utah, Sept. 24-27.
The ultra-competitive series will feature three sportsman-focused national events during the season, the JEGS SPORTSnationals events during the course of the racing season. The JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals will be held at No Problem Raceway, March 20-22; the JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals, returns to Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway, May 29-31; and the JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals, Sept. 18-20 at National Trail Raceway. Regional, divisional and national championship points as well as a purse of more than $500,000 in seven categories will be up for grabs during the course of the racing season.
“Having come through the Sportsman ranks myself, I know how important it is to have the support you need to compete,” said Morgan Lucas of Lucas Oil Products. “These are our people, these are our customers. The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is the core of our sport. I know I speak for everyone at Lucas Oil when I say that we’re honored to continue title sponsorship of this series.”
Bonus programs available to competitors in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series include the $100,000 JEGS Allstars. Individual divisions may also have additional bonus programs available to racers.
Some prominent graduates of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series who have gone on to successful careers in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series include Brandon Bernstein, Morgan Lucas, Shawn Langdon, Courtney Force, Alexis DeJoria, and Jeg Coughlin.
2015 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE
Northeast Division
April 24-25 Virginia Motorsports Park Petersburg, Va.
May 22-24 Maple Grove Raceway Reading, Pa.
June 26-28 Lebanon Valley Dragway West Lebanon, N.Y.
July 17-19 New England Dragway Epping, N.H.
July 31-Aug. 2 Atco Raceway Atco, N.J.
Aug. 14-16 Cecil County Dragway Rising Sun, Md.
Sept. 11-13 Old Bridge Twp. Raceway Park Englishtown, N.J.
Southeast Division
Feb. 13-15 Orlando Speed World Dragway Orlando, Fla.
Feb. 20-22 Auto Plus Raceway Gainesville, Fla.
March 6-8 South Georgia Motorsports Park Valdosta, Ga.
April 17-19 Montgomery Motorsports Park Montgomery, Ala.
May 29-31 Rockingham Dragway Rockingham, N.C.
Sept. 25-26 Bristol Dragway Bristol, Tenn.
Oct. 16-18 Silver Dollar Raceway Reynolds, Ga.
North Central Division
May 1-3 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Brownsburg, Ind.
May 15-17 Summit Motorsports Park Norwalk, Ohio
June 5-7 Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill.
July 24-26 National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 7-8 Gateway Motorsports Park St. Louis, Mo.
Aug. 28-30 Beech Bend Raceway Park Bowling Green, Ky.
South Central Division
March 6-8 Royal Purple Raceway Baytown, Texas
April 17-19 Texas Motorplex Ennis, Texas
May 29-31 No Problem Raceway Belle Rose, La.
June 12-14 Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park Tulsa, Okla.
Sept. 18-20 Thunder Road Raceway Park Gilliam, La.
Oct. 9-11 Thunder Valley Raceway Park Noble, Okla.
West Central Division
May 15-17 SRCA Dragstrip Great Bend, Kan.
June 6-7 Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minn.
June 19-21 Bandimere Speedway Denver
Aug. 13-14 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan.
Aug. 15-16 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan.
Sept. 11-13 Tri-State Raceway Earlville, Iowa
Northwest Division
May 15-17 Firebird Raceway Boise, Idaho
June 5-7 Mission Raceway Mission, B.C.
June 27-28 Yellowstone Dragstrip Acton, Mont.
July 17-19 Woodburn Dragstrip Woodburn, Ore.
Aug. 21-23 Pacific Raceways Kent, Wash.
Sept. 18-20 Woodburn Dragstrip Woodburn, Ore.
Pacific Division
Feb. 27-Mar. 1 Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park Chandler, Ariz.
April 17-19 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas
May 22-24 Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif.
July 24-26 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, Calif.
Sept. 24-25 Rocky Mountain Raceways West Valley, Utah
Sept. 26-27 Rocky Mountain Raceways West Valley, Utah
Nov. 5-8 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas
JEGS SPORTSnationals
March 20-22 JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals Belle Rose, La.
May 29-31 JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals Fontana, Calif.
Sept. 18-20 JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals Columbus, Ohio
2015 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES REGIONAL SCHEDULE
East Region
Feb. 20-22 Auto Plus Raceway Gainesville, Fla.
April 24-25 Virginia Motorsports Park Petersburg, Va.
May 22-24 Maple Grove Raceway Reading, Pa.
June 26-28 Lebanon Valley Dragway West Lebanon, N.Y.
July 17-19 New England Dragway Epping, N.H.
July 31-Aug. 2 Atco Raceway Atco, N.J.
North Central Region
May 1-3 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Brownsburg, Ind.
May 15-17 Summit Motorsports Park Norwalk, Ohio
June 5-7 Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill.
July 24-26 National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 7-8 Gateway Motorsports Park St. Louis, Mo.
Aug. 28-30 Beech Bend Raceway Park Bowling Green, Ky.
Central Region
April 17-19 Texas Motorplex Ennis, Texas
June 12-13 Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park Tulsa, Okla.
June 19-21 Bandimere Speedway Denver
Aug. 13-15 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan.
Sept. 11-13 Tri-State Raceway Earlville, Iowa
Oct. 9-11 Thunder Valley Raceway Park Noble, Okla.
West Region
Feb. 27-Mar. 1 Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park Chandler, Ariz.
April 17-19 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas
June 5-7 Mission Raceway Mission, B.C.
July 17-19 Woodburn Dragstrip Woodburn, Ore.
Aug. 21-23 Pacific Raceways Kent, Wash.
Sept. 18-20 Woodburn Dragstrip Woodburn, Ore.
Nov. 6-8 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas
